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Poster: Tyler Date: Jun 4, 2008 12:12am
Forum: etree Subject: 50,000 shows!

Looks like we were a few days 'late' from my Memorial Day prediction, but there it is all the same! 50,000 individual shows by 2924 bands!


Project starts in aug/sept 2002 ...

10,000 shows
March 26, 2004
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=13564

16,000
Aug 31, 2004
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=21086

20,000
Feb. 3, 2005
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=28212

25,000
July 21, 2005
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=39351

30,000
Feb. 13, 2006
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=56015

35,000
May 13, 2006
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=61084

40,000
June 9, 2007
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=128966

45,000
December 3, 2007
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=168428

50,000
June 4, 2008

I predict 55,000 by January 1, 2009. Let's keep this project rolling! 60,000 by next memorial day? we'll see! so much of the recorded library out there for all bands is already up on archive.org, the next 10,000 would have to be mostly new stuff. get out there and ask your favorite band if they are okay with sharing their live recordings on archive.org's Live Music Archive project!

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Poster: Diana Hamilton Date: Jun 5, 2008 5:01am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

get out there and ask your favorite band

Yeah folks, even your favorite *local* bands! San Diego, Baltimore, San Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh are nicely represented already- and how about your town?

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Poster: UnstoppableDrew Date: Jun 6, 2008 7:56am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

Absolutely this. Most of what I've contributed are bands that came and went in Boston and Cambridge, and my recordings are the only ones ever made. Several people have told me they were always happy to see me at the show because they knew it would be preserved.
Get out there and ask. I only had one guy say no of all the ones I asked if I could record their show. Most were were thrilled that someone was that interested in them.

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Poster: wevorado Date: Jun 5, 2008 11:05am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

We in Austin are doing what we can. We need to get more local Austin acts up here on the LMA.

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Poster: dead-head_Monte Date: Jun 4, 2008 11:09am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

Thanks again Tyler, Diana, Matt, and everyone at etree. Thanks to all the masterful Masterers like Charlie Miller, Kevin Tobin, and Hunter Seamons. And thanks to all the Great Tapers.

There's still plenty of old Tapes out there. Please do not overlook these or discount this fact. Some of these are Gems. It took awhile for me to Publish most of my best Tapes. That was only recently. And I'm just one guy. MOTB epitomizes this principle. Thanks fellas.

And a BIG THANKS to all The Boys.

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Poster: brewster Date: Jun 4, 2008 10:21pm
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

Fantastic!

Congratulations all. I have discovered many bands that I now love.

Thank you, all.

Hurray for the commons, a big healthy commons.

-brewster

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Poster: Bobglz Date: Jun 5, 2008 9:55am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

absolutely stunning - THAT is a lot of music! any advice for a virgin wanting to tape local bands? I'm talking real basics i.e. first piece of equipment to lug to a show?

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Poster: Diana Hamilton Date: Jun 5, 2008 12:50pm
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

Taking the plunge? :) There's tons of info and advice to be had at taperssection.com .

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Poster: Bobglz Date: Jun 5, 2008 1:12pm
Forum: etree Subject: Re: 50,000 shows!

thanks Diana - hopefully I won't need prescription goggles :)